Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 13, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 13, 1995
Start: 1995-01-13T00:15
End: 1995-01-13T05:55
Location: Louisiana

January 13, 1995 · 28 events in 18 counties and zones

26 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 28 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $12,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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Event by event

26 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: January 13, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County, Sulphur
Measured: 80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates: 30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

,,,,,,,,Hail (0.75) An 80 knot wind gust, dime-size hail and power outage occurred in Sulphur. A funnel cloud was reported by the sheriff's office near Starks.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron

When: January 13, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Cameron County, Cameron
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 29.847, -93.199 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: January 13, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County, Dequincy
Coordinates: 30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

House roofs damaged and trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When: January 13, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Beauregard County, Ragley
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several homes sustained roof damage, trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: January 13, 12:32 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County, Moss Bluff
Coordinates: 30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power outage and tree limbs downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon

When: January 13, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Vernon County, Rosepine
Coordinates: 31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees blocking road caused an auto accident.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When: January 13, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Beauregard County, Deridder
Coordinates: 30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed causing power outage. Two people were treated and released at a hospital after their car struck a tree across LA 389.

Hail, Calcasieu

When: January 13, 12:52 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County to Of Lake Charles
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: January 13, 1:15 AM CST
Where: Allen County, Mittie
Coordinates: 30.653, -92.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees Downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When: January 13, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County, Jennings
Coordinates: 29.681, -90.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed and power outage resulted from damage to five tansmission towers and 12 distribution poles.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: January 13, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Allen County, Kinder
Coordinates: 30.653, -92.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A metal shed was blown into a neighbors swimming pool.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Landry

When: January 13, 1:54 AM CST
Where: St. Landry County, Eunice
Coordinates: 30.599, -92.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power transformer pole downed.

Hail, Acadia

When: January 13, 1:58 AM CST
Where: Acadia County, Of Crowley
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 30.291, -92.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds Power line downed, trees uprooted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Avoyelles

When: January 13, 2:27 AM CST
Where: Avoyelles County, Mansura
Coordinates: 31.076, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Landry

When: January 13, 2:28 AM CST
Where: St. Landry County, Opelousas
Coordinates: 30.599, -92.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Landry

When: January 13, 2:45 AM CST
Where: St. Landry County, Melville
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 30.599, -92.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A barn was damaged, a small building destroyed, and several trees downed. A roof was blown off a shed and farm equipment inside was slightly damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Avoyelles

When: January 13, 3:03 AM CST
Where: Avoyelles County, Marksville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 31.076, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pointe Coupee

When: January 13, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Pointe Coupee County, Innis
Coordinates: 30.709, -91.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees blocked Highway 417.

Thunderstorm Wind, Assumption

When: January 13, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Assumption County, Klotsville
Coordinates: 29.901, -91.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A carport collapsed on an automobile and house roofs were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, West Baton Rouge

When: January 13, 4:03 AM CST
Where: West Baton Rouge County to Erwinville
Coordinates: 30.463, -91.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed across power lines resulting in power outage.

Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge

When: January 13, 4:30 AM CST
Where: East Baton Rouge County, Baton Rouge
Coordinates: 30.538, -91.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafourche

When: January 13, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Lafourche County, Lafourche
Coordinates: 29.500, -90.403 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large metal building collapsed on a car and truck.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ascension

When: January 13, 4:35 AM CST
Where: Ascension County, Duplesis
Coordinates: 30.204, -90.911 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Windows of 30 cars were shattered and a 60 foot section of a building was destroyed at an automobile dealership.

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: January 13, 4:48 AM CST
Where: Livingston County, Denham Springs to to St Vincent
Coordinates: 30.440, -90.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs were across power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. John the Baptist

When: January 13, 5:05 AM CST
Where: St. John the Baptist County, Reserve
Coordinates: 30.127, -90.471 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A carport was blown down and windows blown out.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tangipahoa

When: January 13, 5:46 AM CST
Where: Tangipahoa County, Amite
Coordinates: 30.627, -90.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three sheds were destroyed and trees blocked roads.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tangipahoa

When: January 13, 5:50 AM CST
Where: Tangipahoa County, Hammond
Coordinates: 30.627, -90.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Downed trees blocked roads.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tangipahoa

When: January 13, 5:55 AM CST
Where: Tangipahoa County, Kentwood
Coordinates: 30.627, -90.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were downed.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10328421, 10328592, 10328422, 10328689, 10328423, 10327253, 10328690, 10328424, 10328319, 10328015, 10328320, 10327164, 10328239, 10328453, 10327165, 10327166, 10328549, 10327231, 10328398, 10327527, 10327841, 10328063, 10328343, 10328086, 10326933, 10327498, 10327499, 10327500.